CivilsIASPrep.comUPSC Current Affairs for 2026-08-14
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- Chinese incursion: Arunachal students’ body plans to hoist national flag at frontier village on I-DaySecurity · AAPSU team visits Taksing after PPA claims PLA occupied Shera 5 Point abandoned by Indian Army in 2023.
- How sustainable is India’s E20 push? | ExplainedEconomy · Opposition leaders have launched campaigns against E20, alleging vehicle harm and coercion, while the government claims significant foreign exchange savings.
- Govt mulls MDR charge or ‘tiered incentives’ to make UPI financially self-sustainingEconomy · Parliamentary panel flags UPI subsidy gap; government mulls MDR or tiered incentives for sustainability.
- Minerals belong to Jharkhand, land belongs to Jharkhand: CMPolity · Jharkhand CM opposes the Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Amendment Bill, 2026, passed by Parliament, which restricts state powers to tax mineral rights.
- In the way: On the Tribunal Reforms Bill 2026Polity · Parliament passed the Tribunal Reforms Bill 2026, which establishes a National Tribunals Commission but retains executive control over its functioning.
- Case for consensus: On delimitationPolity · The monsoon session of Parliament ended without substantive deliberation, with the government's opaque approach to delimitation proposals contributing to the stalemate.
- Turkiye lays out plans for defence pact with Pakistan, Saudi ArabiaInternational Relations · Turkiye, Saudi Arabia, and Pakistan signed the Mecca Joint Defence Agreement on August 7, establishing a collective defence pact.
- Public sector banks’ bad loan write-offs shrink as recoveries riseEconomy · Finance Ministry data shows PSB bad loan write-offs declining and recoveries rising, with large industries no longer the primary category.
- Supreme Court agrees to take up MP’s plea against use of face-recognition tech on NEET-UG protestersPolity · Supreme Court agrees to hear MP's plea against use of facial recognition technology on NEET-UG protesters.